Fuji Photo Film Company, Limited

Akinori Kimura

Shuichi Ohtsuka

Akira Yoda

Ryoei Nozawa

Toshihiro Suya

Takayuki Iwamoto

Yoshimitsu Sato

Isoji Takahashi

Ichirou Miyagawa

Toshifumi Inno

Shinichi Matsuda

Susumu Yoshida

Keishi Kato

Hideto Yamamoto

Gaku Kumada

So Konno

Shuichi Outsuka

Miyuki Endou

The present invention provides an exposure processing method of a planographic printing plate comprising: providing an image recording layer containing a polymerizable compound which is solid at the room temperature, a polymerization initiator, and a light-to-heat converting agent, and a microcapsule encapsulating at least one of the monomer and the polymerization initiator, such that the light energy quantity absorbed in the lower part of the image recording layer is more than the light energy quantity absorbed in the upper and middle parts of the image recording layer; exposing the image recording layer, and thereafter post-heating the image recording layer at a temperature in a range equal to or above the melting point of the monomer and below the glass transition point of the wall of the microcapsule. As a result, the printing resistance of a planographic printing plate is enhanced.

Exposure processing method of a planographic printing plate and apparatus for executing the same method

The present invention is to provide an image forming method for a planographic printing plate. In the method, a planographic printing plate precursor in which an image recording layer containing a thermally sensitive and thermally curable material is formed on an aluminium support is scanning exposed with a relatively weak laser beam, and a latent image is formed, which is composed of an image recording layer part whose surface layer is thermally cured corresponding to an image and an unexposed image recording layer part which is not thermally cured. The unexposed image recording layer part which is not thermally cured is then removed by simple water development. Then, by carrying out heating, the whole image recording layer part remaining on the surface of the aluminum support is uniformly cured and firmly fixed. The invention also provides an image forming apparatus for a planographic printing plate.

Image forming method and image forming apparatus for planographic printing plate

A photosensitive material processing device for processing a photosensitive material with a processing liquid while conveying the photosensitive material by a roller pair. A driving device for providing a rotation drive to the roller pair. A drive controlling device that gradually raises voltage of the electric power at the time of starting the rotation drive of the roller pair.

Automatic developing device, roller washing method, photosensitive material processing device, and preparation method for processing liquid

A method of developing a photosensitive planographic printing plate which includes a support and a recording layer and which has been exposed to a light beam with a developer, wherein the photosensitive planographic printing plate is immersed in the developer while being conveyed, and development is accelerated by brushing the immersed photosensitive planographic printing plate with a brush member produced by winding, around a peripheral surface of an axially rotating roller, a brushing band composed of a sheet-like substrate containing a hairy material woven therein.

Method of developing photosensitive planographic printing plate

A printing plate processing apparatus provides a step in which a printing plate which has undergone image exposure is processed by being immersed in a developing solution, and the printing plate is delivered while the developing solution is being squeezed out from the printing plate by a conveying roller pair which is partially immersed in the developing solution. A stoppage time of the apparatus is measured, and the conveying roller pair is driven to rotate for an amount of time set in accordance with a measured result of the stoppage time when operation of the apparatus is started, thereby allowing the conveying rollers to be cleaned. A concentration of carbon dioxide in an environment in which the apparatus is installed is detected, and based on the detected result and the measured result of the apparatus stoppage time, the driving time of the conveying roller pair is set.

Printing plate processing apparatus

A developing apparatus wherein a developer is supplied to an exposed electrophotographic film to develop an image formed on the film has a developing section provided with an electrode which is disposed in opposing relation to the film. A bias voltage of the same polarity as that of the film which is electrically charged is applied to the electrode to prevent fogging of the image. The bias voltage is lowered or made opposite in polarity for a relatively short period of time, thereby momentarily improving the adhesion of the developer to the film, and thus allowing the developer to reliably adhere even to a relatively low density portion of the image.

Method of and apparatus for developing electrophotographic film using

A pipeline arranged so that any bubbles mixed in a liquid developer can be prevented from being delivered to a developing section. A main pipe through which the pumped developer flows is communicated at its lower end with a branched pipe. A branched pipe which is communicated with the developing section is connected to the branched pipe through a portion which is sloped downward in a direction in which the developer flows. Accordingly, air bubbles in the developer having reached the branched pipe are allowed to rise in the sloped portion to return to the branched pipe. There is therefore no fear of air bubbles being supplied to the developing section.

Pipeline structure with sloped portion for bubble removal

A processing head for an electrophotographic apparatus has a developing section for developing an electrophotographic film with a liquid developer, and a drying section disposed adjacent to and on the downstream side of the developing section in the direction in which the film is advanced, to dry the film wetted with the developer by passing a gas in a direction that intersects the film advancing direction. The drying section is provided with a pair of frame members extending in a direction that intersects the film advancing direction so as to define both ends of the drying section in the film advancing direction. In addition, a pair of recesses are formed along opposing walls of the frame members, respectively. Accordingly, the flow rate of the gas passed through the recesses is higher than that of the gas passed along the other portion between the frame members.

Processing head for electrophotographic apparatus

In a process head for electrophotographic apparatus integrally formed with a charing/exposing chamber, a developing chamber, a drying chamber and a fixing chamber along the feeding direction of the film for recording and thereby made capable of processing plural frames of the recording film simultaneously, stage heads which constitute the respective processing chambers are fixed to a mounting member and a portion with charging mechanism is detachably inserted in the interval space between the stage head corresponding to the charging/exposing chamber and the mounting member so that its maintenance can be facilitated and the apparatus as a whole can be made compact in size.

Process head for electrophotographic apparatus

In a developing head of an electrophotographic system which develops an image by bringing a liquid developer into contact with a photosensitive face of electrophotographic material, through an opening provided in the developing head, a right angle is formed between the photosensitive face and the in-flow and out-flow route for the liquid developer and a gas for removing excess developer at the opening. A pressure-reducing chamber is formed between a frame around the opening and a frame surrounding the pressure-reducing chamber, both frames tightly contacting the electrophotosensitive material. Thus, the gap between the photosensitive face and a developing electrode is reduced and high speed for the gas for removing the developer is obtained. Liquid developer exuding from the frame around the opening is captured in the pressure-reducing chamber.

Developing head of electrophotographic system

A method of drying electrophotosensitive film by bringing the film into intimate contact with a specific area of a develop-mask of a liquid developing station, blowing gas against the film while maintaining such contact and to such an extent that a film of liquid developer remains on the photosensitive film, and while in such condition moving the photosensitive film to a drying station having a drying opening of an area larger than that defined by the developing mask, thereby uniformly drying the specific area wetted by the liquid developer.

Method of drying electrophotosensitive member in electrophotographic

A developing head in which liquid developer and gas are applied by a feeding system to the photosensitive surface of an electrophotographic material for electrophotographic apparatus via a developing chamber, a space being formed between the framed opening of the developing mask at its outer peripheral surface and an opposing photosensitive surface to prevent leakage of the liquid developer by capillarity between the photosensitive surface and the framed opening of the developing mask at its mouth abutting the photosensitive surface, a valve interposed between the passageways for feeding liquid developer and gas respectively in order to prevent the liquid developer from flowing into the passageway for supplying gas, and a pressure reduction apparatus to apply negative pressure between the photosensitive surface and the mouth of the framed opening when the electrophotographic material is advanced from one frame to another.

Developing head for electrophotographic apparatus

An electrophotographic device having a process head wherein four stages of charging/exposing, developing, drying and fixing are continuously arranged at intervals corresponding to one frame of a film, and a process which requires a longer processing time is conducted simultaneously while other processes are being conducted, thereby completing a whole process in a shorter time by a continuous operation.

Electro-photographic device with a processing head having multiple

A method of purging an excess of a liquid developer in an electrophotographic apparatus including the steps of pressing an electrophotosensitive film formed with an electrostatic latent image against an opening of a developing chamber to close the opening, supplying the liquid developer into the developing chamber to toner-develop the electrostatic latent image, discharging the liquid developer, and supplying gas under pressure into the developing chamber to purge the liquid developer remaining in the developing chamber as well as excess of the liquid developer attaching to the electrophotosensitive film. In the method, the flow rate of the gas at the surface of the electrophotosensitive film may be changed according to a predetermined time chart so that the excess of the liquid developer remaining after the process of development can be quickly purged without degrading the picture quality.

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Akinori Kimura